Edtech companies create the tools and materials that help people learn. There are roles in sales, marketing, and customer success — often working directly with school districts, higher-ed administrators, or HR and training leaders.
If you’re technical, there’s always demand for engineers, designers, and product managers to build products. If your background is in education or curriculum, you’ll find opportunities to design learning experiences, assessments, and content that drive real impact in classrooms and workplaces.
OverDrive helps libraries and schools lend ebooks, audiobooks, and other media online. Its main services include Libby for public libraries and Sora for K–12 student reading, with added offerings like Kanopy for video and TeachingBooks for literacy support. OverDrive works with more than 92,000 libraries and schools worldwide, offers over 5mm titles, and supports hundreds of millions of digital checkouts each year.
Ignite Reading is a K–12 literacy company that provides daily private tutoring focused on phonics and early reading skills. Each student works with a trained tutor and schools receive reports and support from a literacy specialist. The program has served more than 50,000 students and delivered over 28mm minutes of instruction.
Wilson Language Training is a K–12 literacy company focused on structured reading instruction for students with dyslexia and other reading challenges. It is best known for Fundations for early literacy, the Wilson Reading System for intensive intervention, and Just Words for older students who need decoding and spelling support. Its programs are based on the Science of Reading and are used by more than 3mm students, with nearly 300,000 educators trained nationwide.
Watermark helps colleges measure learning, manage accreditation, and improve student success. Its Educational Impact Suite brings together tools for assessment, accreditation reporting, faculty activity tracking, curriculum planning, and early alerts for at-risk students. Watermark works with more than 1,700 colleges and universities and is widely used by large public systems and top-ranked institutions.
Crucial Learning is a professional development company that helps people build communication, leadership, and productivity skills. Their courses include Crucial Conversations, Crucial Accountability, Crucial Influence, Getting Things Done, The Power of Habit, and tools for teamwork and behavior insights. The company has trained more than 2 million people worldwide, and nearly half of the Forbes Global 2000 use their programs to improve workplace performance.